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11 DUT Excellence 2025 | Semester 1Two student entrepreneurs, under the innobiz DUT Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation incubation programme and through the Technological Higher Education Network South Africa (THENSA), recently travelled to Ireland to sharpen their entrepreneurial skillset.Ms Nonkanyiso Msomi and Mr Samkelo Mkhize were part of eight students from around the globe who explored the entrepreneurial landscape of Ireland through various visits to businesses such as Tara Hill Flowers, where they gained valuable insight into running a successful, sustainable business.Students selected by THENSA enjoyed a one-week international study tour on entrepreneurship business transferable skills after having completed their online entrepreneurship course.Ms Nontokozo Ngcobo, innobiz DUT Centre Manager, said that such opportunities and entrepreneurial trips abroad were critical to the development of our student entrepreneurs from a global perspective.%u201cThese help to expose our student entrepreneurs to best global practices in entrepreneurship, while they are also able to network and build relationships with their entrepreneurial counterparts from different parts of the world. It is thanks to the University, management and all our partners that such opportunities are available for our student entrepreneurs to explore and be in tune with the latest trends in entrepreneurship in the world,%u201d Ms Ngcobo said.Ms Msomi is the founder and director of Nonkanyiso Funeral Services while Mr Mkhize is the founder of Samembo, which initially began as company that produced quality tissues and has now ventured into dealing with petroleum wholesaling and logistics, both locally and abroad. The pair are currently in the innobiz DUT Centre%u2019s post-incubation phase.Another significant visit was to Salt Rock Dairy, a family-run farm, described by THENSA as being passionate about ethical, high-quality dairy production.Ms Msomi believes that the visit will greatly benefit her business moving forward.TWO STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS REPRESENT DUT IN IRELANDPictured: DUT student entrepreneurs Mr Samkelo Mkhize and Ms Nonkanyiso Msomi during their trip to Ireland.